Need space to turn your vision into reality?
The Playground
Event space (130 people)
Kaleidoscope
Brainstorm (30 people)
Boardroom
Meeting room (12 people)
Colossus
Meeting room (4 people)
Eniac
Meeting room (4 people)
Playground
– 130 people
Not just another boring event venue. A beautiful industrial space with a stage, a bar, technical equipment. Perfect for your exhibitions, lectures, brainstorm days, Meetups, team workshops, hackathons, performances, you name it!
Up to 130 people in theater set-up or 70p in workshop style set-up.
Our building, the former Shell Laboratory, is located just across Central Station. A relaxed 4-minute ferry ride will ease your way in the event you are organizing or headed for, and with only a 14-minute train trip from Schiphol Airport our venue is perfect for international audiences coming from all over the world.
Contact our team to discuss all opportunities.
Room size
Technical info
Sound and microphones
Light program
Live-streaming option+
Bar space
Room dividers+
Furniture and decorations+
Services
Staff
Technical Equipment & Support+
Room features with "+" not included in room rates
Rates (between 08:30 – 18:00)
For members
Evening & weekends
Full day (max. 08:30 – 18:00)
This includes use of technical equipment, up to 130 chairs, bar tables, folding tables (excluding setup)
For members (max. 08:30 – 18:00)
Kaleidoscope
– 30 people
Kaleidoscope: a continually shifting space, an inspiring brainstorm pod, a funky viewing room, or a serious debate theater. Anything is possible in this space with flexible DIY furniture, writable walls, a projector and audio for groups up to 30 people.
As a 'creative hide away' we know all the ins and outs of adapting a space to your needs. So we created a space in our building that adapts to the needs of the diverse and shifting requirements of (y)our community. Meetups, design sprints, workshops, open (student) days, job markets, film screenings, yoga classes or pilates; it includes a minibar and our in-house The Coffee Virus can provide most catering dreams you might have.
And, if you want, we offer talks or tours about A Lab or topics that our Members are experts on.
And btw, make sure you check out the historical AI piece on the wall here, which blends our past and future ;-)
Room size
Technical details
Beamer with VGA & HDMI connection
Audio system
Flexible furniture, chairs, tables, bean bags
Writable & movable walls
Writing materials
Service
Bookings
Members only
Daytime (8 hours only)
Outside work hours (Monday-Friday from 9-5pm)
Boardroom
– 12 people
Need a serious space? Boardroom has never looked so inspiring. Bring your clients into our own version of a boardroom, filled with props from the old laboratory and lots of plants!
Huge table, swifling chairs, with TV screen, zoom camera, whiteboard and flipchart. Up to 12 people.
Room size
Specificities
Logitech Conference Cam: for virtual meetings
Flip-over with paper and markers
Whiteboard with markers
Rates (between 08:30 – 18:00)
For members
Full day (max. 08:30 – 18:00)
For members (max. 08:30 – 18:00)
Colossus
– 4 people
Colossus is named after the first official computer Planet Earth has seen (although the inventors of ENIAC think differently) and is located in the staircase on the 1st floor. It offers a great space for your small meeting, video conference or Skype call. The interior was done by Tijgerhout.
Room size
Rates (between 08:30 – 18:00)
For members
Full day (max. 08:30 – 18:00)
ENIAC
– 4 people
ENIAC is named after the first official computer Planet Earth has seen (although the inventors of Colossus think differently) and is located in the staircase on the 2nd floor. It offers a great space for your small meeting, video conference or Skype call. The interior was done by Tijgerhout.
Room size
Rates (between 08:30 – 18:00)
For members
Full day (max. 08:30 – 18:00)
Playground
Not just another boring event venue. A beautiful industrial space with a stage, a bar, technical equipment. Perfect for your exhibitions, lectures, brainstorm days, Meetups, team workshops, hackathons, performances, you name it! Up to 130 people in theater set-up or 70p in workshop style set-up.
Our building, the former Shell Laboratory, is located just across Central Station. A relaxed 4-minute ferry ride will ease your way in the event you are organizing or headed for, and with only a 14-minute train trip our venue is perfect for international audiences coming from all over the world.
Room size
Specificities
Projector and screen
Sound and microphones
Light program
Live-streaming option
Build-up of the space
Furniture and decoration
Service
Collaboration with our Members
Meet with the A Lab team for personal advice on your event (based upon request)
dedicated Event Manager & Security
Staff
Rates (between 08:30 – 18:00)
For members
Evening & weekends
Full day (max. 08:30 – 18:00)
This includes use of technical equipment, up to 130 chairs, bar tables, folding tables (excluding setup)
For members (max. 08:30 – 18:00)
Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope: a continually shifting pattern, scene, or the like. Anything is possible in this space with flexible DIY furniture, writable walls, a projector and audio for groups up to 30 people.
As a 'broedplaats' we know all the ins and outs of adapting a space to your needs. We needed a space in our building that would adapt to the needs of the diverse and shifting (work)life of our community. Meetups, design sprints, workshops, open (student) days, job markets, yoga classes or pilates; anything is possible in this space with flexible DIY furniture, writable walls, a projector and audio. It includes a minibar and as always The Coffee Virus can provide any catering wishes you may have. Next to this, we offer talks or tours about A Lab or topics that our Members are experts on. We are really happy with the new look! The Kaleidoscope has been designed by (Member) Maartje van der Meer from MvM Architects.
Room size
Specificities
Beamer with VGA & HDMI connection
Audio system
Flexible furniture
Writable & movable walls
Service
For members
External bookings
Daytime (only)
Outside work hours (Monday-Friday from 9-5pm)
Boardroom
A Boardroom has never looked so inspiring. Bring your clients into our own version of a boardroom, filled with props from the old laboratory and lots of plants!
With TV screen, zoom camera, whiteboard and flipchart. Up to 12 people.
Room size
Specificities
Logitech Conference Cam: allows you to be seen and heard during conference calls. In this way people working from come can still be virtually 'physically' present in the meeting. A fun addition to the Conference Cam is its following function, when someone in the room is speaking, the camera will zoom in on that person.
Flip-over with paper and markers
Whiteboard with markers
Rates (between 08:30 – 18:00)
For members
Full day (max. 08:30 – 18:00)
For members (max. 08:30 – 18:00)
Colossus
Colossus is named after the first official computer Planet Earth has seen (although the inventors of ENIAC think differently) and is located in the staircase on the 1st floor. It offers a great space for your small meeting, video conference or Skype call. The interior was done bij Tijgerhout.
Room size
Rates (between 08:30 – 18:00)
For members
Full day (max. 08:30 – 18:00)
ENIAC
ENIAC is named after the first official computer Planet Earth has seen (although the inventors of Colossus think differently) and is located in the staircase on the 2nd floor. It offers a great space for your small meeting, video conference or Skype call. The interior was done bij Tijgerhout.